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A Life Painted in Light: The World of Leo Lesser Ury Leo Lesser Ury, a name perhaps less instantly recognizable than some of his Impressionist contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a vital and evocative space within the narrative of German painting. Born on November 7, 1861, in …
A portrait built from lesser ury's own colours
Every 74 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
